Signals assembled some of the big thinkers in big data. The discussion centered on the challenges faced by innovation teams at leading corporates, the potential (and hurdle) of “big data”, and fresh ideas on how to bridge that gap and tapping big data for innovation work.

The semantic web, or web 3.0, is often quoted as the next phase of the Internet. Led by the World Wide Web Consortium(W3C), the objective is to convert the current web of unstructured and semi-structured data into a “web of data”. According to W3C, with the semantic web it will be possible to easily share and re-use data across application, community and enterprise boundaries.

Welocalize details important aspects of software testing and QA for global technology companies. Localization of software must consider the user experience, platforms, devices and support content. Partnering with an experienced software localization provider with secure labs and qualified testers is critical. Language experience and references of top-tier global technology clients heightens the ability to create a center of excellence and share best practices. Welocalize is that provider.

Landing pages are stand-along web pages that are designed to motivate users to take a specific action; they are especially useful for generating leads. You can drive traffic to landing pages by hosting giveaways, offering free trials, webinars, contest entries or discount coupons. The key to success is to focus on gathering quality traffic and not on just getting thousands of views.So what’s the best way to attract high-quality traffic and gain the highest advantage from lead generation?The answer can be founded in three stages: awareness, intent and action.

How do you drive audience engagement on Instagram? As of early 2015, users are spending 20+ minutes per day on the platform. When you consider that the app is primarily photo-based, that's a pretty staggering statistic. This comprises half the daily average usage time of Facebook, for instance, which is moving toward text-based on-feed content and which has more ways for users to interact with one another and brands than Instagram. Instagram has the engagement advantage over Twitter, too, with..

Last week, I came across this excellent, semi-hilarious informal study by Tobias Hermann, aka Dobiasd, which digs into 20+ programming languages and reviews the conversations, comments and sentiments from their respective subreddit feeds (WARNING: this may be NSFW due to profanity recorded by users). Regardless, I loved what I saw, and wanted to reach out to Tobias to ask him if he’d like a little coverage on the Typesafe blog, and why he ran this fascinating experiment. Responding humbly and with a good degree of perceivable curiosity, Tobias wrote me back...

As an SEO company, knowing your industry gives you an edge. In professional fields like law, medicine, dental, engineering, etc. there are certain rules, laws, regulations, and guidelines that must be abided to in order to stay compliant. Most professional industries are overseen by federal government, state government, oversight committees, regulatory commissions, and the like. Choosing an SEO company that can create your website, write content, put out press releases, manage your reputation, use the correct keywords, and much more while staying compliant is imperative.

How can you use keywords to bolster your law firm's SEO? How can keywords negatively affect your SEO? Learn more about what is happening the behind-the-scenes of your website and how it can help or hurt your online success here.

The new SEO has changed from keywords to topics. By focusing on intents and answering questions your audience have, you can build a framework for your content that will make you rank. And the best news for those who hate SEO?You will do SEO without doing SEO.

Not long ago, I wrote an article on crafting your perfect 404 page. Now I am here with some tips on creating a perfect contact page. [mainimage] Generally, a user visits the contact page for getting the location, email, and contact number.

Sharing your scoops to your social media accounts is a must to distribute your curated content. Not only will it drive traffic and leads through your content, but it will help show your expertise with your followers.

Integrating your curated content to your website or blog will allow you to increase your website visitors’ engagement, boost SEO and acquire new visitors. By redirecting your social media traffic to your website, Scoop.it will also help you generate more qualified traffic and leads from your curation work.

Distributing your curated content through a newsletter is a great way to nurture and engage your email subscribers will developing your traffic and visibility.
Creating engaging newsletters with your curated content is really easy.